Hong Kong International Young Readers Festival 2018

Hong Kong International Young Readers Festival 2018

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The Hong Kong International Young Readers Festival 2018 will be held from March 5-16. Radio 3 is delighted to be a media partner, once again, for this annual literary event for young people. This year you’ll hear interviews with award-winning authors and illustrators about their writings and working styles. Stay tuned for more!

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Kate De Goldi writes fiction for all ages. Her novels include The Ten PM Question, and From the Cutting Room of Barney Kettle, have won many awards. Kate reviews children’s books on Radio New Zealand and is a frequent presenter and interviewer at literature festivals.

Vera Brosgol studied animation at Sheridan College. Her first graphic novel, Anya’s Ghost, was published in 2011 and her first picture book, Leave Me Alone!, was published in 2016. She writes and illustrates books full-time in beautiful Portland, Oregon.

Interview with Dora Tsang and Ellen Oh

Dora Tsang is a children’s author and illustrator based in Hong Kong. She is the winner of the 20th Eye Level Children’s Literature Award, and she published her first picture book, Much Hairdo About Nothing, in 2013.

Ellen Oh is co-founder, President and CEO of We Need Diverse Books (WNDB), a non-profit organisation dedicated to increasing diversity in children’s literature. She is the author of the middle-grade novel The Spirit Hunters, its sequel The Island of Monsters, which is forthcoming in autumn 2018, and the YA fantasy trilogy the Prophecy series.